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Families Thru International Adoption, Inc. is a
not-for-profit State-licensed child placement
agency specializing ONLY in international adoptions. FTIA is
licensed in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Kentucky. We are
able to assist U.S. citizens living in any State and U.S. citizens living
abroad. Our team of professionals has the following experience to help you
adopt internationally:
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More than 50 years in the adoption field;
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Team members who have lived and worked overseas;
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Team members who have adopted internationally and domestically.
We help families adopt from seven countries: Brazil, China, Russia, Guatemala, Vietnam, India and Azerbaijan. We travel to these countries; we have representatives who work for us in these countries — we know adoptions in these countries.
FTIA was founded by attorney Keith M. Wallace after teaching law at
Peking University in Beijing, China, as a Foreign Expert from 1990-1991.
Mr. Wallace has been active in domestic adoptions for almost 20 years and
is a member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. While living in
China, he learned of the opportunity to help and serve children
internationally. Since starting adoptions from China in the early 1990s,
FTIA extended its commitment to children by establishing adoption programs
in Brazil, Russia, Guatemala, Vietnam, India and Azerbaijan. In each
country we work with individuals who have been working with international
adoptions for years. Each of our adoption programs was started after
substantial research, several trips overseas, and much background
investigation. We know all of our team, including foreign counterparts,
are committed to you and the children we serve.
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The adoption program of Families Thru International Adoption began as a result of our love and commitment to children. We believe that God calls all of us to care for, love, and nurture children. In a perfect world, all children would remain with their own family in their country of origin and have the opportunity to grow up in an atmosphere of happiness, love, and with all their physical needs met. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect world and many children are born into very difficult circumstances and find themselves living in orphanages or welfare homes.
Families Thru International Adoption is committed to providing assistance to children around the world. When reuniting with the birth family is not possible, we work diligently to find caring families who long to provide permanent, stable, and loving homes for these children. We believe this to be our highest calling. We are also committed to providing extensive support during and after the adoption process for families who adopt internationally. We will encourage families who adopt through Families Thru International Adoption to continually educate themselves about their child's homeland and to provide their child with instruction, training, and a sense of ethnic identity about his or her country of birth. In addition, we provide each family who adopts through our agency ongoing guidance and support to accomplish these goals.
Families Thru International Adoption is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization which means we meet the Internal Revenue Service's Regulations to be defined a Charitable Organization. Over the past several years FTIA has donated thousands of dollars of our general operating account for humanitarian aid in China, Russia, Guatemala, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, and other countries for orphanage construction, flood relief, purchasing and providing medical supplies, food, education materials, direct financial aid for children trying to remain in their homes with parents who may be physically and/or mentally disabled, paying to provide additional caregivers in some orphanages, etc.
In addition, FTIA has been privileged to be part of helping to establish Heartland Medical Express. Heartland Medical Express is committed to serving medical needs of children through various means:
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Providing monies for necessary surgeries in the child’s country of residence;
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Sending medical teams and/or coordinating of medical teams being sent overseas to provide surgeries or other necessary medical treatment for children; and
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Bringing children to the United States under a medical visa when the necessary medical treatment can only be accomplished in the United States.
Although only established in early 2000, Heartland Medical Express has already served many children. Through donations and various fundraising projects, Heartland Medical Express plans to continue serving children by providing help for their medical needs.
Families Thru International Adoption is one of very few fully COA accredited international adoption agencies in the United States. To become accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services, Inc., an organization must go through an intensive self study process and be reviewed on site to determine if it meets numerous performance standards. In addition, there must be independent financial audits to confirm the financial and organizational integrity of the agency.
Families Thru International Adoption is proud member of the Joint Council on International Children's Services. The JCICS from North America is the oldest and largest affiliation of licensed, nonprofit international adoption agencies in the world.
OUR
COMMITMENT TO YOU:
Service — You can talk
to us.
Integrity — We
communicate facts.
Information —
We tell you how every step of the
way.
Families Thru International Adoption, Inc.
400 Bentee Wes
Court
Evansville, IN 47715
Telephone: 812-479-9900 Toll Free:
888-797-9900
FAX: 812-479-9901
email: adopt@ftia.org
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